Summary:
Zip code 38833 contains a single school, Burnsville Elementary School, a K-8 school serving 410 students in the Tishomingo County School District in a high-poverty area where roughly 74% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1, but chronic absenteeism runs high at 27.6%, above the district rate of 24.0% and the state rate of 23.9%.
Burnsville Elementary School currently ranks 284 out of 377 Mississippi schools (25th percentile, 1 star) for 2025-2026, a significant drop from 206 out of 383 (46th percentile, 2 stars) the prior year. This creates an interesting disconnect: the Tishomingo County School District ranks 42 out of 134 districts (69th percentile, 4 stars), meaning other schools in the district are performing considerably better. Academically, overall proficiency across all subjects is 44.9%, below the district's 50.8% and the state's 51.7%. Math is the weakest subject, with only 37.5% proficient versus 52.0% statewide, and 4th, 5th, and 6th grade math all fall below 30% proficiency. The school's strongest area is 8th grade, where all subjects beat state averages, including 71.4% proficiency in science versus 57.8% statewide.
Year-to-year score swings at Burnsville Elementary School are large, suggesting cohort variability and student mobility heavily influence results. For example, 6th grade math fell from 37.0% to 15.6%, while 8th grade math jumped from 40.4% to 63.2%. One specific cohort — 5th graders in 2024-2025 who moved to 6th grade — has remained persistently low in math (11.7% to 15.6%) and appears to need targeted intervention. The school does show genuine strengths in 7th grade ELA (42.5% vs. 36.7% statewide) and across all 8th grade subjects. Given the high poverty, elevated absenteeism, and clear math deficits in upper elementary grades, Burnsville would likely benefit most from focused math support, attendance initiatives, and continued help for its struggling middle-grade cohorts.
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